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Direct linkLemmon, Karen; Moore, Chris – Developmental Science, 2007
The choice to delay gratification, opting for a greater reward later instead of a smaller reward now, has been used as a measure of preschoolers' ability to make future-oriented decisions. The present studies investigated to what extent these choice tasks reflect children's ability to make choices in favour of their future self. In Experiment 1,…
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Rewards, Time Perspective, Preschool Children
